22 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Monday, February 3

by Miles Keir on February 2nd, 2020 at 11:00 AM

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THEATRE

Cuckoo at the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival tells the story of Jaha as sits with his electronic friends and discuss the catastrophic market crash of 1997 and subsequent national phenomena, including unemployment, depression, and suicide among the youth. See our guide to shows at the festival.

Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island, 8pm, $39

MUSIC

Jonny Tobin plays fat synth funk grooves with abstract jazzy undertones.

Guilt & Co, 1 Alexander, 9:30pm, Pay-What-You-Can

Giorgi, Teon Gibbs, and Sade Awele unite for an evening of neo-soul and out of the box antics.

Fortune Sound Club, 147 East Pender, 8pm, $12

The Midnight Mondays dance party doubles as a fundraiser for the Philippines Taal volcano victims. Dance to tunes by DJs Jace, Lemon, and Clu while enjoying free Church’s Chicken and enter a raffle for charity including tickets to Lil Fest, $100 Colony gift cards, and more.

Fortune Sound Club, 147 East Pender, 10pm, Free RSVP

ARTS

The Dressed in Black: The Journey exhibition celebrates the spirit of those who travelled from Africa to America and then finally to Canada with photos and narration. Explore the struggles, the courage, and the challenges they faced at this Black History Month event.

Vancouver Maritime Museum, 1905 Ogden, $13.50

The Han, Finckel, Setzer Trio play a program consisting of Beethoven Opus1 #2, Mendelssonh Opus 49, and Schubert Opus 100.

Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton, 3pm, $70

ALEXANDRA PHILLIPS

The Emily Carr University of Art and Design presents the Faculty Show: The Work of the Work, the first exhibition on the new campus. The show features a wide selection of art, media, and design, including The Working Studio where faculty will share their working processes.

Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 East 1st. Ave, To February 14

The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents seven emerging Indigenous artists creating works on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish people in What We Bring With Us.

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, 639 Hornby, To April 12

Visit the Vancouver Maritime Museum for the photo exhibition Ship's Company: The Royal Canadian Navy at Work & Play. Kathryn Mussallem captures action-packed drills, sailors focused on their work, light-hearted antics at sea and on land, emotional homecomings and the everyday in-between moments.

Vancouver Maritime Museum, 1905 Ogden, $13.50/$11

MOVIES

The story of heroic abolitionist Harriet Tubman is told from her escape from slavery through the dangerous missions she led to liberate hundreds of slaves through the Underground Railroad. Part of Black History Month.

Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour, 6:20pm, $13

Boyz n the Hood, the groundbreaking 1991debut of writer-director John Singleton, depicts three young men growing up in turbulent South Central, Los Angeles.

Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour, 8:40pm, $13

Three aging hermits dwell in a Quebec forest and spend their days tending to cannabis crops and skinny-dipping in And the Birds Rained Down. However, their idyll is disrupted by a death and the arrival of two interlopers: a photographer with too many questions about the past and an elderly woman. ▶ Read our review.

Grosvenor Theatre, Kay Meek Arts Centre, 1181 Seymour, 7:30pm, $10

Narrated by Academy Award-Winner Brie Larson, Fantastic Fungi reveals the secrets of the organism that feeds, heals, and could help save the planet. The screening will be followed by a conversation with film director Louie Schwartzberg.

Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway, 6:30pm, $13

Vancity Theatre's Best of 2019 film series screens Robert Eggers' hallucinatory thriller The Lighthouse featuring Willem Dafoe and (soon to be Batman) Robert Pattinson as 19th-century lighthouse keepers confined to a desolate, windswept rock for a four-week stint, who slowly come apart at the seams.

Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour, 5:15 pm, $13

FOOD & DRINK

Celebrating its 9th anniversary, Street Food City, has a large collection of Vancouver's Street Food carts all in one convenient location.

šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square, Vancouver Art Gallery, 11am, Free

The Brass Fish Tavern opens in the iconic Marine Building. This izakaya and stylish parlour room serves modern pub classics and contemporary cocktails.

Brass Fish Tavern + Kitchen, 385 Burrard

COMEDY

The Laugh Gallery with Graham Clark has the city's top stand-ups and audience trivia for prizes all for the low price of $5.

Havana Theatre, 1212 Commercial, 9pm, $5

TRIVIA

Cove Neighbourhood Pub's pop culture quiz features weekly prizes for the brainiest bunch and bigger jackpots for seasonal wins.

Colony Bar, 2904 Main, 8pm, Free

Kaboom Atomic Trivia time at The Portside features prizes for the smartest teams and drink specials for the rest.

Portside Pub, 7 Alexander, 8pm, Free

▶ Find all the trivia nights for each day of the week here.

ETCETERA

Join leading practitioners, thinkers, scientists, and activists in a conversation on what the climate emergency means for Vancouver and what needs to be done to get real about it. This is an evening of education, discussion, and live music from Vancouver-based, Juno-nominated indie faves, Hey Ocean!

Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe, 6pm, $10-$20

Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO Bricks features 20 of the world’s most astonishing skyscrapers from the United States of America, Australia, Asia, Canada and United Arab Emirates constructed with breathtaking architectural detail and accuracy by Australia’s Ryan McNaught, the only certified LEGO professional in the Southern Hemisphere.